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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017

Fire and Emergency New Zealand - Local advisory committees, local planning by FENZ, and delegations by board - Authorised person

23: Authorised person or class of persons for purposes of this Act and regulations under this Act

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"Who the board can choose to do a job under the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act"

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The board can choose a person or group to do a job under this Act. You need to be qualified or trained to do the job. The board can set conditions for the person or group to follow. The board can stop the person or group from doing the job at any time. If the person or group does not follow the conditions, what they do is still valid. The board makes these decisions by sending a written notice. You can find more information about changes to this section in the Statutes Amendment Act 2022. The board has the power to make these decisions. They can send a written notice to authorise someone to do a job.

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Local advisory committees, local planning by FENZ, and delegations by board: Authorised person

23Authorised person or class of persons for purposes of this Act and regulations under this Act

  1. The board may, by written notice, authorise a person or class of persons to perform or exercise a function, duty, or power under this Act and regulations made under this Act.

  2. The board may only authorise a person or class of persons if it is satisfied that the person or class of persons is suitably qualified or trained to perform or exercise the function, duty, or power.

  3. Any authorisation made by the board is subject to any conditions or limitations specified in the notice.

  4. However, the performance or exercise of a function, duty, or power by an authorised person is not invalid merely because it does not comply with the conditions specified in the notice.

  5. The board may revoke an authorisation at any time by written notice.

Notes
  • Section 23: replaced, on , by section 44 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 75).